Relaxin-2 is a novel biomarker for differentiated thyroid carcinoma in humans.
Biochem Pharmacol
; 225: 116323, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Relaxin's role in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has been suggested but its characterization in a large clinical sample remains limited. We performed immunohistochemistry for relaxin-2 (RLN2), CD68 (total macrophages), CD163 (M2 macrophages) on tissue microarrays from 181 subjects with non-distant metastatic DTC, and 185 subjects with benign thyroid tissue. Mean pixels/area for each marker was compared between tumor and adjacent tissue via paired-t test and between DTC and benign subjects via t-test assuming unequal variances. RNA qPCR was performed for expression of RLN2, RLN1, and RXFP1 in cell lines. Amongst 181 cases, the mean age was 46 years, 75 % were females. Tumoral tissue amongst the DTC cases demonstrated higher mean expression of RLN2 (53.04 vs. 9.79; p < 0.0001) compared to tumor-adjacent tissue. DTC tissue also demonstrated higher mean expression of CD68 (14.46 vs. 4.79; p < 0.0001), and CD163 (23.13 vs. -0.73; p < 0.0001) than benign thyroid. These markers did not differ between tumor-adjacent and benign thyroid tissue groups; and amongst cases, did not differ by demographic or clinicopathologic features. RLN1 and RXFP1 expression was detected in a minority of the cell lines, while RLN2 was expressed by 6/7 cell lines. In conclusion, widespread RLN2 expression in DTC tissue and most cell lines demonstrates that RLN2 acts in a paracrine manner, and that RLN1 and RXFP1 are probably not involved in thyroid cancer cell signaling. RLN2 is a biomarker for thyroid carcinogenesis, being associated with but not secreted by immunosuppressive macrophages. These findings will guide further investigations for therapeutic avenues against thyroid cancer.
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Assunto principal:
Relaxina
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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Biochem Pharmacol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos